483 ▲ +237.8%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 143
- 2016: 260
- 2021: 483
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Enfield · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Enfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of children than the state average defines Enfield, where 24.6% of the population are under 15. This creates a noticeably young community that has seen rapid growth in recent years. The typical resident is 37, which is a little younger than the national figure.
483
▲ +237.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Enfield — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown by 238% since 2011, adding about 340 people to reach a total of 483. While it is smaller than about 67% of similar areas, the typical resident is now 37, which is 2 years older than in 2011.
37 yrs ▲ +5.7%
Younger than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 37 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.6% of the area, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. This contrasts with a very small senior population; those aged 65 and over make up only 9.9%, which is well below the national figure of 17.2%.
9.9% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.6% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 24.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Enfield splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 25%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.6% of the population, which is well above the 1.0% seen across Victoria. Most residents are married (54%), while those in de facto relationships make up 13.5%, a figure that fell 8.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.6% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▼ -37.2%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Enfield, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Enfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222023/enfield/topic/demographics-identity